A volume of books and manuscripts:
· Selichot L'Ashmoret HaBoker, with piyyutim by Rabbi Moshe Zakut. Venice, 1735. Bragadin printing press. · Prayer for drought. [Livorno, 1783]. Booklet [10 leaves], initially printed without title page. Recited for drought in Livorno on Monday, the 8th of Tishrei 1783…"and they prayed…according to the order of this prayer…".
Bound with: · Many handwritten leaves which contain a large compilation of Selichot and prayers for drought and for other events. [North Africa? 18th century]. "Western" Sephardi writing [by several writers].
For a partial list of contents of manuscripts, see Hebrew description.
Glosses and handwritten additions on printed leaves, in "western" writing from that time.
Selichot L'Ashmoret HaBoker; 72 leaves. Prayer for drought: 10 leaves. + manuscript: [60] leaves (besides for the blank leaves).
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.